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Title: help with blue smoke
Post by: pizzus on August 17, 2009, 10:29:38 PM

hello, im new here and i need help. i have to do aproject with smoke, but i dont know what chemical compound can turn the smoke blue. i make smoke using potasium nitrate and sugar. i need a chemical turns the smoke blue when it burns.

                                       PLEASE HELP ME!!!

Title: Re: help with blue smoke
Post by: Mitch on August 21, 2009, 06:50:49 PM

I don't know if making blue smoke is possible. Perhaps a blue flame would be better. Indium salts will be blue I believe.